Wetter-up for leather-working machines.



No 849,348. PATENTED APR. 2, 1907.

w. 0. GBGLBR. WBTTER' UP FOR LEATHER WORKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILEDAUG.16.1906.

' sTAg Es PAT Ear oiFioE;

{WIL IAM C. GEGLER, or PHILADELPHIA,"PENNSYLVANIA.

-' To aill'whom, itr rtay concerni Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. GiiGLER, a

a citizen of the United State s, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Wetter-U for. Leather-Working Machines, of whic the following is a specifica- Y tion-g The object of this device is to eliminate 1o spraying the moisture entirely under the con- -hand'.-labor and former hand methods by t'ro'l of the operator, thereby entirely doing way with the disadvantages which occur in i cutting operations and which I have typified Q '5 in edge-trimming machines.

p .It will trim and otherwise treat and mechanically wet upat one and the same operation. It produces a smooth and ebony finish and Y allows the ink to penetrate and retain its viruid and cleaner work is necessarily produce all danger of defacing the most delicate stock :tue'. There is no spilling of the wetting ligkg being eliminated. It is suitable for all types of'le'ather-working machines, and I have illus a .trated it in connection with 'a stitch-separat ing machine also to indicate by this other hi hly advantageous use that it has a wide of one tank being broken away. Fig. 2 replication. 7 4 gure 1 represents an elevation of the structure embodying my invention, a portion resents an enlarged elevation, partly in section, of a cutter and moistener shown as operlfating upon a shoe-sole.

Fig. 3 represents my wetter-up. applied to a different operating mechanism.

I b not make claim in this application to the ro'cess of'Wetti-ng-up, for the reason that.

I claim it in a separate application copending herewith and serially numbered 336,153. Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures. 3 V v Referring to the. drawings, I have shown 'my mechanism applied to shoeworking mapipe 5 ,controlled by the)v alve 6. Preferably chinery; but it is equally applicable to a large variety of other machinery intended for work :upon leather and wherever moisture is a plied to the leather preparatory to the wor 'ing of the same. v

f 1- designates a tank intended for the storage and drainage of'a supply of compressed fluid, preferably air, furnished through the pipe 2 and controlled byithe valve 3. The tank is protected by pressure-valve 4, and air is su plied for the purposes required through e Specification of Letters Patent.

I Application filed Augu'st 16, 1906. SerialNo. 330,918.

WETTER-UP FQ R LEATHER-WORKING MACHINES.

Patented April 2, 1907.

I proximity toith'e point ofapplication of the moisture atank 7 is supported in any manner, as by a brace 8 above the pipe 5, and con-. nected to said pipe 5 through a pipe 9 entermg the tank 7, preferably nearvor at the bottom of the tank. The valve 10 controls the flow of the li uid from the tank into the ipe.' At the topo .the t'ank is any suitable fi ing- 0 ening 11, capable of being protected by a pug 12. The pi e 13 connects the pipe 5 with the top oft e tank at 14,.tapping the and the pressure of the air, as well as upon .the amount of air which is allowed to mix with the liquid. The nozzle 16 is applied'in proximity tothe cutter or other operatingt t 1e sprayreaches the material 19 to be operated upon ortion being 1 acted upon by the cutter. an behind it in tool 18 in such a manner tha a short distance from. the

direction of the feed of the goods to the cut ter. The pipe 15 is braced in proximity to .the spraying-nozzle in the form shown in Fig. 1 by the arm'20 and collar 21, within which set-screw 22 permits Vertical adjust'' ment. The cutter 18 in the-form shown is driven by the shaft 23, supported in bearings 24 and carrying the ortion 25.

26, upon which ashoe is supported for another operation than the trimmingof the finished" sole shown in Fig. 2'namely, for

stitch-separating by means of the indenter' or marker 27, the shoe being held against the ui'de 2.8 and moistenedby nozzle 29, which in this case is inwardly directed, as shown;

It 'will be evident that other. applications:

In Fig.3 I have s owna rotary feed-table pipe 5 between thepoint at which the pipe 9 engages it and the ank 1 in this invention may be made within the will be understood ing-tools besides those which actual y res clipe of my claims.

proved in their 0 eration b3 the application of my spray. us the in ration wil work better in conjunction w th my spray, the vapor improving the quality of the work by supplying a suitable amount that various 0 erat- .105 'move a portion of the surface will be imnting and come 'pressinga pliances incident to stitch sepa- IIO - an operating-tool, a nozzle in proximity thereof moisture Without excessive Wetting of the surface acted upon and spoiling of adjoining surfaces.

Wise the opening-too} may carry asprayingl. in a device 01f the character described,

to, a hqui'd-co11tsiuer, and means for forcing the hqmd through the nozzle for producing a. spray.

/Vhen seams are opened up, like 2. In a device of the character described, a1; operati11g-ooh a nozzle in proximity thereto, a source of fluid-supply and means for mixing air under pressure with said fluidsupply.

3. in a device of the character described, an opera ting-tool, a; nozzle in proximity thereto andin the rear thereof and means for forcing fluid through said nozzle to form a spray thereof. 7

WILLIAM C. GEGLER. "Yitnesscs W. S. JACKSON, J. C. McGLAsHEx. 

